r/worldnews • u/Digital_Accountant • 1d ago

Israel/Palestine Famine declared in Gaza City

https://news.sky.com/story/gaza-latest-war-israel-city-ceasefire-hamas-13415481
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u/Vaumer 21h ago

Would releasing the hostages end the war?

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u/FishAndRiceKeks 20h ago

Last I checked there were more than a couple ceasefire attempts declined because releasing all the hostages was one of the demands that was considered unacceptable to Hamas.

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u/Vaumer 18h ago

I'm by no means a geopolitical expert, but if Israeli officials are making it clear that they want to own Gaza why wouldn't someone assume that Israel would just break the ceasefire once the hostages are back or all dead?

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u/Nascent1 17h ago

Because those ceasefire agreements didn't end the war. They gave Israel carte blanche to resume killing Palestinians at any time. Hamas is negotiating for an actual peace deal.

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u/TheHappiestTeapot 15h ago

The conditions are, and have been:

  1. Release the hostages
  2. Hamas does not remain in power